A Broken Flute: The Native Experience in Books for Children is a companion to its predecessor published by Oyate, Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children. A compilation of work by Native parents, children, educators, poets and writers, A Broken Flute contains, from a Native perspective, "living stories," essays, poetry, and hundreds of reviews of "children's books about Indians." It's an indispensable volume for anyone interested in prese...

Checked out by a monster—sounds hot, right?Except I'm not the type anyone ever gives a second glance to, let alone is interested in. The only things guys check out from me are the books in the library that I oversee.But every day, the same Chupacabra comes back. At first, I think he's just lonely as he prowls behind me as I work, asking me questions.Then I realize he can't read.Knowing his job depends upon it, I offer to teach him, reading s...

Sixteen Short Romance Stories selected from Season One of Dirty Little Podcast. From contemporary, historical, and paranormal, to some tales that are out of this world, audiences are bound to find something to fall in love with.

Capture a traditional Norwegian rose motif with these toe-up socks. This pattern exemplifies how striking nontraditional color combinations can be--here, inspired by mint chocolate chip ice cream. Put your own wild touch on this traditional design!Suggested materials include 1/super fine yarn, 2 US size 0 (2mm) circular needles, and 2 US size 1 (2.5mm) circular needles. Fits sizes medium (8 1/2") and large (9 1/2") foot circumference.

From the “Two Bipolar Chicks”, Wendy K. Williamson and Honora Rose, comes this survival guide disguised as a low-key, how to manual. From their wellness vaults, they compiled three decades worth of tips for you. Filled with insightful anecdotes and personal viewpoints – which can differ – Wendy and Honora steer you through the swamps of bipolar disorder and teach you how to dodge the alligators.From advice on medication, to their own, personal journeys with acceptance, you’ll pick ...

A famous 18-year-old fiddle player, Beau, is abducted from her parents’ huge Sierra home at a birthday folk jam in her honor one summer in the early part of the 21st century. As a fire burns up the mountain while she is buried on the land under a pile of brush, she is found just in time. A month later, much to her horror, she is abducted again, this time from a Berkeley music jam. The culprit a crazy but brilliant classical violinist only known for his expert folk guitar playing hides her ...

If you enjoyed the stories in our first Snapshots book, you're sure to be delighted with these new stories in Book 2, where six exciting authors from the United States and Canada share snippets of their personal lives. Plus, you're sure to recognize something of yourself and your own life in every one of these "snap shots" from real life.Travel down under and learn about one writer's dark and not so handsome roomie. Reminisce about the days before cars had seat belts when life was much sim...

HONORABLE MENTION, 2024 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award in Edited Collection!A collection of accessible, interdisciplinary essays that explore archival practices to unsettle traditional archival theories and methodologies.What would it mean to unsettle the archives? How can we better see the wounded and wounding places and histories that produce absence and silence in the name of progress and knowl...

This book addresses an international human rights issue: women's economic enfranchisement, specifically, their equal access to property using Akan widows from Ghana as a case study. The insidious effects of European colonialism contribute to the devaluation of Akan women beginning with gender roles imposed in childhood and continuing through inheritance practices that leave widows destitute. A close examination of Akan widows in their everyday, sociocultural contexts through ethnographic m...

An anthology of speculative climate fiction and poetry by authors from around the world.Fishing for ghosts. Saving the Agassiz Icefield.A new North strong and sustainable. Robot mermaids with lasers.Teenage solar rogues. Activist archivists.The Queen of the May and the protean Lord of the Sea, struggling to cope with changes large and small.A future West both weird and wild.These greener futures hold all this and more.

Clinicians working with traumatized youth face many challenges in supporting growth and development while addressing the many negative consequences of abuse and neglect. When working with youth in foster care, additional obstacles must be overcome: changing placements, overwhelmed substitute caregivers, caseworker turnover, complication with birth siblings and family, and communication difficulties with and within the child welfare system.Treating Trauma: Relationship-Based Psychot...

VOICES: a sacred sisterscape, spearheaded by Grammy-nominated poet aja monet (When The Poems Do What They Do), is an audio experience of stories written by, narrated by, and centering Black women across the diaspora. It encourages radical listening for the sake of connection, compassion, and community and celebrates the interior lives Black women embody. “We seek to encourage and establish a culture that fosters radical truth-telling love & solidarity,” —aja monet, Artist...